Plotters will fail says Gambian president after failed coup

Gambia’s iron-fisted ruler Yahya Jammeh said Wednesday plotters would never win, as fears mounted of possible reprisals by his regime a day after a failed coup. “Those who advocate and sponsor violence for regime change should know that they are not only acting in violation of the human rights and legitimate interest of those affected, but it is also against the will of the Almighty Allah,” Jammeh, a devout Muslim, said in a New Year address.